me and all my friends
we're all misunderstood
they say we stand for nothing and
there's no way we ever could
now we see everything that's going wrong
with the world and those who lead it
we just feel like we don't have the means
to rise above and beat it
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
it's hard to beat the system
when we're standing at a distance
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
now if we had the power
to bring our neighbors home from war
they would have never missed a Christmas
no more ribbons on their door
and when you trust your television
what you get is what you got
cause when they own the information, oh
they can bend it all they want
that's why we're waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
it's not that we don't care,
we just know that the fight ain't fair
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
and we're still waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting waiting on the world to change
one day our generation
is gonna rule the population
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
Transcendental Ideas.
Nonconformity.
me and all my friends
we're all misunderstood
they say we stand for nothing and
there's no way we ever could.
The first two lines are very similar to what Emerson has tried to depict in his "Self-Reliance," "To be great is to be misunderstood..." (186). Exclaiming that misunderstanding comes from being individualistic. By being set apart, you bring misunderstanding and false impressions of who you may be as a person. Basically, one that does not comply to worldly demands, is misunderstood; those that are misunderstood are great, for they have proven their nonconformity.
The next two lines are also a depiction of one that chooses to segregate themselves from society. Because they say that one does not stand for nothing, does not mean that it is literally true. These judgmental words come from ignorance of anything different. The protagonist and his friends, do in fact stand for something, it's just the sad truth that no one else acknowledges it. They stand for change, the next generation, the powerless.
Confidence.
it's hard to beat the system
when we're standing at a distance
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
it's not that we don't care,
we just know that the fight ain't fair
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
This song can be easily interpreted as a song without much confidence or zeal, but it all depends on which angle you look at it. The two phrases in the song, may seem to portray skepticism, but it's actually just playing it smart. They understand the world to a good extent; after all, it's not so hard to see corruption. They look upon the world and they know that they cannot do anything about the way things are done, or about the people who carry these actions out. They are a minority and powerless when looked upon at society's standards. And so they wait, wait for someone to come around and change the world. They are confident that one day the world will change, that someone or something will bring about change.
Also, as they clarify in the second phrase, it's not out of neglect that they hold back from doing something. It's simply because they understand its no use to fight a battle that cannot be won. It is much more efficient to hold back until help has come.
Waiting On the World to Change
me and all my friends
we're all misunderstood
they say we stand for nothing and
there's no way we ever could
now we see everything that's going wrong
with the world and those who lead it
we just feel like we don't have the means
to rise above and beat it
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
it's hard to beat the system
when we're standing at a distance
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
now if we had the power
to bring our neighbors home from war
they would have never missed a Christmas
no more ribbons on their door
and when you trust your television
what you get is what you got
cause when they own the information, oh
they can bend it all they want
that's why we're waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
it's not that we don't care,
we just know that the fight ain't fair
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
and we're still waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting waiting on the world to change
one day our generation
is gonna rule the population
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
Transcendental Ideas.
Nonconformity.
me and all my friends
we're all misunderstood
they say we stand for nothing and
there's no way we ever could.
The first two lines are very similar to what Emerson has tried to depict in his "Self-Reliance," "To be great is to be misunderstood..." (186). Exclaiming that misunderstanding comes from being individualistic. By being set apart, you bring misunderstanding and false impressions of who you may be as a person. Basically, one that does not comply to worldly demands, is misunderstood; those that are misunderstood are great, for they have proven their nonconformity.
The next two lines are also a depiction of one that chooses to segregate themselves from society. Because they say that one does not stand for nothing, does not mean that it is literally true. These judgmental words come from ignorance of anything different. The protagonist and his friends, do in fact stand for something, it's just the sad truth that no one else acknowledges it. They stand for change, the next generation, the powerless.
Confidence.
it's hard to beat the system
when we're standing at a distance
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
it's not that we don't care,
we just know that the fight ain't fair
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change
This song can be easily interpreted as a song without much confidence or zeal, but it all depends on which angle you look at it. The two phrases in the song, may seem to portray skepticism, but it's actually just playing it smart. They understand the world to a good extent; after all, it's not so hard to see corruption. They look upon the world and they know that they cannot do anything about the way things are done, or about the people who carry these actions out. They are a minority and powerless when looked upon at society's standards. And so they wait, wait for someone to come around and change the world. They are confident that one day the world will change, that someone or something will bring about change.
Also, as they clarify in the second phrase, it's not out of neglect that they hold back from doing something. It's simply because they understand its no use to fight a battle that cannot be won. It is much more efficient to hold back until help has come.